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I am late to theAlan Wakeseries.
My first experience was with Alan Wake Remastered, and I played thatlast year.

Blur the border between life and death, reality and paranatural.
it’s possible for you to read Windows Central’sAlan Wake 2 reviewto see for yourself.
Despite already owning Alan Wake 2, though, I still couldn’t quite play it.
Wow, am I glad I did.

Blur the border between life and death, reality and paranatural.
Control is so much fun toplay, even without its tie-ins to one of my favorite universes in gaming.
I did experience one crash halfway through my playthrough, but overall, Control feels and looks amazing.
For one, Control’s writing never won me over.

Your unique abilities allow you to introduce order to an ever-shifting building.
The writing felt stilted and unnatural, and dialog delivery did little to assuage that opinion.
The arching narrative is interesting enough, but it’s not my favorite I’ve experienced from Remedy.
More frustrating for me was the lackluster progression.

The Federal Bureau of Control is fascinating, but the story told within isn’t always well-written.
More than that, upgrades and character progression in Control just never felt all that interesting.
This is especially true with health, which always felt extremely limited even when it was fully upgraded.
NoSmart Deliveryhere, sadly.

No game I’ve ever played looks quite like Control. It’s not perfect, but I loved it.
Describing Control as the child of Quantum Break and Alan Wake really isn’t a stretch or exaggeration.
Loving both of these games; this was an easy win from Remedy.
If you’ve yet to play Control yourself, go do it!

The Oldest House contains doorways into other realities, if you’re willing to cross them.

















